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April 12, 2009, 48 years since the first flight into space by Yuri A. Gagarin. 108 minutes in space opened up the way to other researchers . This first flight was both difficult and dangerous. Referring to all the inhabitants of the Earth to start on April 12, 1961 Yuri A. said:"...My whole life seems to me now a beautiful moment... It is hardly worth talking about those feelings that I experienced when I was offered to make this first-ever flight. Joy!"The Gagarin's flight made a hypothesis about the possibility of practical human activity in space a reality, and opened a new direction in the development of civilization, and his enduring scientific importance.

April 12, 1961: Yuri Gagarin became a world hero as the first man in space.

This date marks the 50th anniversaery of Yuri Gagarin's historic launch to space.

In 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space, making a 108-minute orbital flight in his Vostok 1 spacecraft. Newspapers announced Gagarin's accomplishment worldwide.

Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space less than a month later.

The first space flight project between the United States and the Soviet Union was in 1975. The Apollo-Soyuz Project was designed to test the compatibility docking for American and Soviet spacecraft and to pave the way for future joint flights.

The Space Shuttle began visiting the Russian Mir space station in 1994, and in 1995 Norm Thagard became the first U.S. astronaut to stay on Mir.

Seven U.S. astronauts served with Russian cosmonauts aboard the Mir laboratory from 1995 to 1998.

Space construction on the International Space Station began in November 1998, and it has been occupied non-stop since November 2000.

The first Station crew, made up of U.S. commander Bill Shepherd and cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev, was launched on board a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

The crew returned to Earth on the Space Shuttle Discovery in March 2001.

The Expedition 27 crew of the International Space Station recorded a video to send their greetings to Yuri’s Night events around the world and all others celebrating the 50th anniversary of Yuri’s flight. I loe the hair floating around in zero gravity!

Human Spaceflight became a reality 50 years ago with the launch of a bell-shaped capsule called "Vostok 1" on April 12th, 1961. The capsule was carrying Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who took his place in history as the first human to leave the bounds of Earth and enter outer space.

Exactly 20 years later, the United States embarked on a new era in spaceflight with the inaugural launch of a new type of spaceship — the Space Shuttle (April 12th, 1981).

When the next 20-year point arrived Yuri's Night was launched and it continues to bring the excitement, passion and promise of space travel closer to people of all ages, nationalities and backgrounds.

Whatever you call it -- the whole world celebrates the 50th anniversary of humanity's first flight in space, made by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961.

For Russians, the date is observed as Cosmonautics Day, an annual holiday going back to Soviet times.

For 10 years, the rest of the world has been celebrating the occasion as "Yuri's Night," which has replaced the Communist Party theme with a dance-party theme.

The Yuri's Night website has registered 321 parties in 61 countries, from Afghanistan to Vietnam.Yuri's flight stood for: exploration, adventure, scientific discovery, not jsut for Russia, but for everyone. It was a great moment for human kind.

Not only the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's flight, but also the 30th anniversary of the U.S. shuttle program.

April 12 is the day to celebrate Cosmonauts and everything about space.

In 2011, April 12 was declared as the International Day of Human Space Flight in dedication of the first manned space flight made on April 12, 1961 by the 27-year-old Russian Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Gagarin circled the Earth for 1 hour and 48 minutes aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.